Kurt Sperry wrote: I'd have to check "dancing chain" to guess how far back they go, but our early 50s Schwinn Town & Country tandem came with a hub marked Schwinn that was certainly a free-hub. Took three 1/8" cogs, threaded on, larger than standard 1.37". I think I remember the right side bearing assembly was all the way outboard, and reversed, with the cup threaded onto the axle. But I can't quite get the neurons to align so I can see it, and think I gave the precious relic to Larry Black a decade ago. harvey sachs mcLean va
I've got nothing insightful to add, I'd never seen one of these. How far back do freehubs go, and I wonder how far outboard they've got the drive side wheel bearing? Kurt Sperry Bellingham WA
On 7/10/05, Peter Brown <peterg.brown@ntlworld.com> wrote:
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>> Among a box of parts I have acquired is a J Moyne hub that I have not
>> seen before. It is a rear hub, and appears to be similar in function to
>> the 1940s/50s Baylis Wiley unit hub which I am more familiar with, in
>> that the freewheel is built into the hub. The main difference to the
>> B-W hub is that instead of threads for sprockets, it has an octagonal
>> block onto which either suitable sprockets or some form of adapter fit,
>> to be held in place by a lockring. The hub can be viewed at
>> http://ntlworld.photobox.co.uk/
>> this hub would be appreciated.
>> Peter Brown, Lincolnshire, England